American Spook Kills Kid By Running Him Over With Her Car Then Flees To US

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The American who fled the UK after killing a Northamptonshire teenager with her car has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and received a suspended sentence on Thursday. Anne Sacoolas claimed diplomatic immunity to avoid arrest and was later revealed to be a spy for US intelligence. In a statement read at the Old Bailey on her behalf, she apologized to the family of Harry Dunn for the “tragic accident” that claimed his life.

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Sacoolas came down the road driving on the wrong, “American” side – as she told police after the crash. The 19-year-old died in the hospital. Sacoolas then claimed diplomatic immunity and fled back to the US, which refused to extradite her, saying the details of her work could not be disclosed on “national security” grounds.

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Sacoolas, 45, tuned into the hearing via video link, as the US government would not risk her returning to the UK. Dunn’s mother, Charlotte Charles, described this as “despicable,” adding she was “absolutely disgusted” with US actions, according to the BBC.

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According to Crown Prosecution Services, Sacoolas drove out of RAF Croughton on August 27, 2019, and drove about 350 meters on the wrong side of the road before striking Dunn head-on. Dunn was driving on the left, as is proper in the UK.

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RAF Croughton hosts a major US communication facility serving troops in Europe and the Middle East. American administrative and technical staff working there don’t have diplomatic immunity, but Sacoolas claimed she did – and fled the country before she could be arrested. Interpol issued a ‘Red Notice’ for her arrest in May 2020, confirming she did not in fact qualify as a diplomat.

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The US refused to extradite Sacoolas, eventually explaining that not only did her husband work for the CIA, so did she. In a February 2021 court hearing in the civil case brought by Dunn’s parents, her attorney said Sacoolas had worked for US intelligence and left the UK due to “security issues.” In July 2021, the US government sought to seal the records in the case.

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